Category Archives: Lotus inspections
Lotus Elise (2002) – Inspection report extract
Wehave been called to pPre-Purchase inspect a large number of Lotus Elise, and saw this 2002 car, offered for£16,000, with under 6,000 miles, in London in 2007. Our client did not buy this poor car, despite it looking so attractive … Continue reading
Case Study – Lotus Elise inspected in London
We were asked to perform a pre-purchase inspection on a Lotus Elise (1996), offered at £8,500, in London. Upon our investigations, we found that despite a £5,000 engine rebuild, this car exhibited multiple resprayed wings, scuffed wheels, worn pads, heavily … Continue reading
Buying an Elise, Esprit or another Lotus?
You won’t need us to tell you that these are often hard-driven cars, regularly purchased by people with little mechanical knowledge, on a budget, who can scrimp on maintenance. Many are accident damaged, and we’ve found a number of vendors … Continue reading